Bijou Funnies #3, "Nard & Pat" and "Stranger Than Fiction": Remembering Jay Lynch's Birthday

 Today would be the 78th birthday of cartoonist Jay Lynch (born Jan. 7, 1945). From Bijou Funnies #3, panels from two stories written and drawn by Jay Lynch: First, "Nard 'n' Pat":

And from "Stranger Than Fiction":

Bizarre Sex #3, "Pornographic Old Maid": Jay Lynch

 From Bizarre Sex #3, "Pornographic Old Maid," a collection of parody Old Maid cards, some illustrated by Jay Lynch, others by Justin Green. I featured Justin Green's cards in my previous post, so now here are Jay Lynch's.

Bijou Funnies #3 Cover: Remembering Jay Lynch's Birthday

 Another cover for Jay Lynch's birthday: The cover to Bijou Funnies #3 by Jay Lynch (including Lynch's interpretations of Skip Williamson's Snappy Sammy Smoot, Robert Crumb's Bob Kleen, and Kim Deitch's Doc Destiny).

And an enlarged detail of the cover's portrait of "Connie Lingus" (who does not actually appear inside the comic):

Snarf #2 Cover: Remembering Jay Lynch's Birthday

 Today would be the 77th birthday of cartoonist Jay Lynch (born Jan. 7, 1945). The cover to Snarf #2 by Jay Lynch:

Bijou Funnies #7, "Nard & Pat: I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now": Jay Lynch

 From Bijou Funnies #7, the back-cover one-page story "Nard & Pat: I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"; story and art by Jay Lynch.

Bijou Funnies #7 Cover: Art Spiegelman (with Skip Williamson & Jay Lynch)

 The cover to Bijou Funnies #7, an amusing collaborative effort between Art Spiegelman, Skip Williamson, and Jay Lynch: First, Spiegelman drew a panel of a topless woman in a stereotypical "damsel in distress" pose, then each artist added their own characters and dialogue to the panel: Spiegelman drew The Viper, Williamson drew Snappy Sammy Smoot, and Lynch drew Nard & Pat. (Spiegelman also drew the large figure of the Viper outside the panels.)

Turned On Cuties #1: Remembering Jay Lynch's Birthday

 Today would be the 76th birthday of underground cartoonist Jay Lynch (born Jan. 7, 1945). From Turned On Cuties #1, a collection of pin-up drawings by several different underground comix artists edited by Lynch, the pin-ups that Lynch contributed to his own anthology. Lynch also caricatures himself as the comic's "host" Ray Finch.

Bijou Funnies #7, "Nard 'n Pat": Jay Lynch

 From Bijou Funnies #7, "Nard 'n Pat"; story and art by Jay Lynch.

Bijou Funnies #6, "Hef's Pad": R. Crumb

From Bijou Funnies #6, "Hef's Pad," a jam story by R. Crumb, Skip Williamson, and Jay Lynch, with the three cartoonists collaborating on the story and each artist drawing their own characters in the panels. In this particular panel, Crumb drew the woman as well as his character Mr. Natural (plus a caricature of pop artist Peter Max), while Lynch drew Pat the cat (from Lynch's "Nard & Pat" stories). Skip Williamson drew Snappy Sammy Smoot in the story as well, but didn't work on this specific panel.

Playboy Funnies Sept. 1979: Remembering Jay Lynch's Birthday

Today would be the 75th birthday of underground cartoonist Jay Lynch (born Jan. 7, 1945). From the Sept. 1979 issue of Playboy's "Playboy Funnies," Lynch's cartoon "Give 'Em an Inch"; story and art by Jay Lynch.

Playboy Funnies: Remembering Jay Lynch's Birthday

Today would be the 74th birthday of underground cartoonist Jay Lynch (born Jan. 7, 1945). Here are a few examples of Lynch's "Give 'Em an Inch," his risque spoof of the popular comic strip "They'll Do It Every Time," from the "Playboy Funnies" section of various issues of Playboy... First, from March 1978:

From December 1978:

And from July 1979: